Country · LSO
Lesotho · Economy
Period
Lesotho: GDP of 2.8 bn$ in 2025 (IMF), +32.2 % since 2020 in current dollars. Growth in 2025: +1.5 %.
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026) · copied on 2026-11-11
- GDP, current dollars
- 2.8 bn$
- 2025 · +32.2 % since 2020
- GDP per capita
- 1,170 $
- 2025 · +25.0 % since 2020
- Inflation
- 4.0 %
- 2025 · −1.4 pt since 2020
- Public debt
- 49.4 %
- 2025 · −5.3 pt since 2020
GDP, current dollars
Billions of current dollars · dashed: estimates and projections
In its region
GDP in current dollars, 2020 → 2025
- 1 Angola +112.7 %
- 2 Mozambique +65.8 %
- 3 Zambia +58.3 %
- 4 Zimbabwe +45.9 %
- 5 Namibia +42.5 %
- 6 Botswana +33.2 %
- 7 Lesotho +32.2 %
- 8 Malawi +27.4 %
- 9 South Africa +26.4 %
- 10 Eswatini +25.9 %
All indicators
Value in 2025 and change since 2020
| Indicator | 2020 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | −8.6 % | +1.5 % | +10.1 pt |
| GDP, current dollars | 2.1 bn$ | 2.8 bn$ | +32.2 % |
| GDP per capita | 936 $ | 1,170 $ | +25.0 % |
| GDP per capita, PPP | 2,592 $ | 3,217 $ | +24.1 % |
| Inflation | 5.4 % | 4.0 % | −1.4 pt |
| Public debt | 54.7 % | 49.4 % | −5.3 pt |
| Population | 2.2 M | 2.4 M | +5.7 % |
| Fiscal balance | +1.4 % | +4.9 % | +3.5 pt |
| Current account | −4.5 % | −1.2 % | +3.3 pt |
| Unemployment | n/a | n/a | n/a |